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- Record Id:
- 040-002001880
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002001878
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000634.0x00015d
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Vol. I (ff. 176). 1862-1863.
includes:
- ff. 1, 2, 4 Henry Andrea Burgevine, American commander of the 'Ever-Victorious Army' in China: Letters to Gen. C. W. D. Staveley: 1862: Copies.
- f. 2 Henry Andrea Burgevine, American commander of the 'Ever-Victorious Army' in China: Letter to Maj. Hayes: 1862: Copy.
- f. 2b Henry Andrea Burgevine, American commander of the 'Ever-Victorious Army' in China: Letter to Adm. Sir J. Hope: 1862: Copy.
- ff. 5, 9, 12, 25, 31, 56, 63 Sir Thomas Francis Wade, KCB; diplomatist: Letters to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- f. 8 George Frederick Samuel Robinson, Viscount Goderich; 2nd Earl of Ripon and 3rd Earl De Grey of Wrest; 1st Marquess of Ripon: Letter from Gen. C. W. D. Staveley counter-signed by: 1863: Copy.
- ff. 8, 11 General Sir Charles William Dunbar Staveley, GCB: Letters to Lord de Grey: 1863: Copies.
- ff. 14, 29 Li Hung Chang, Chinese statesman: Letters to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863: Engl. transl.
- f. 17 Taitsan, China: Letter rel. to its capture, by Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- f. 37 Sungkiang, China: Letter rel. to mutiny against command of Maj. C. G. Gordon at: 1863: Draft.
- ff. 52, 58, 81-86b, 107, 118, 123, 135, 159 Henry Andrea Burgevine, American commander of the 'Ever-Victorious Army' in China: Letters to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- ff. 59-62 Major Tapp, officer commanding artillery in the 'Ever-Victorious Army' in China: Round-robin signed by artillery officers refusing to serve under his command, presented to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- ff. 65, 88, 136, 141 Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce, KCB; diplomatist: Letters to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- ff. 75-80b, 120 Rear-Admiral Sherard Osborn, CB: Letters to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- f. 87 John Markham, consul at Shanghai: Letter to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- ff. 90-91b John Markham, consul at Shanghai: Amnesty to British deserters from Taiping rebel forces: 1863: Signed.
- f. 92 George F. Seward, American consul at Shanghai: Amnesty to American deserters from Taiping rebel forces: 1863.
- ff. 92, 111-114b, 121 George F. Seward, American consul at Shanghai: Letters, etc., to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- f. 94 Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet; KCMG: Letter to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- ff. 100-104b Bonnefoy, French naval officer commanding Franco-Chinese corps in the 'Ever-Victorious Army': Letters to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863: Fr.
- f. 105 F. Jones, American second-in-command to H A Burgevine in 'Ever-Victorious Army' in China: Letter to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- f. 109 Moh Wang, commander of rebel forces during Taiping rebellion: Letter to, from Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863: Copy.
- f. 115 H. W. Savory, of the diplomatic service and the War Office: Letter to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- f. 125 Li Siu-cheng, known as 'Chung Wang'; commander of rebel forces during Taiping rebellion: Letter to Hu Wang: 1863: Engl. transl.
- ff. 125.-128b William Frederick Mayers, Chinese scholar: Letters translated and counter-signed by: 1863.
- f. 127 Li Siu-cheng, known as 'Chung Wang'; commander of rebel forces during Taiping rebellion: Letter to Ch'ao Wang: 1863: Engl. transl.
- ff. 129-132 Sir Samuel Halliday Macartney, KCMG; diplomatist in Chinese service: Correspondence with W. S. Ludlam: 1863.
- ff. 129-132 Captain? W. S. Ludlam, under command of General W G Brown in China: Correspondence with S. H. Macartney: 1863.
- f. 133 Li Hung Chang, Chinese statesman: Letters to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863: Engl. transl.
- f. 143 Sir Frederick Robert St John, KCMG; diplomatist: Letter to Sir F. W. A. Bruce to Lord Russell, copied and signed by: 1863.
- f. 143 Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce, KCB; diplomatist: Letter to Lord Russell: 1863: Copy.
- f. 151 Captain A. [Calandt?], French naval officer: Letter to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863: Fr.
- f. 153 Edward Willis, at Shanghai: Letter to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- f. 157 Frederick, Princes of Wittgenstein: Letter to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- f. 161 Commander Samuel Edward Cook, afterwards Widdrington; FRS: Letter to Maj. C. G. Gordon: 1863.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
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- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002001878
036-002001879
040-002001880 - Is part of:
- Add MS 52386-52408 : GORDON PAPERS (The Bell Collection) Correspondence and papers of and relating to Major-General Charles George Gordon (b. 1833,…
Add MS 52386-52388 : GORDON PAPERS (BELL COLLECTION). Vols. I-III. General correspondence of General Gordon; 1862-1884. Three volumes.
Add MS 52386 : Vol. I (ff. 176). 1862-1863. includes: ff. 1, 2, 4 Henry Andrea Burgevine, American commander of the 'Ever-Victorious Army' in… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002001878[0001]/036-002001879[0001]/040-002001880
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- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1862
- End Date:
- 1863
- Date Range:
- 1862-1863
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Bonnefoy, —, French naval officer commanding Franco-Chinese corps in the `Ever-Victorious Army'
Bruce, Frederick William Adolphus, KCB, diplomatist
Burgevine, Henry Andrea, American commander of the `Ever-Victorious Army' in China
Calandt?, A, Captain French naval officer
Cook, Samuel Edward, Commander afterwards Widdrington FRS
Frederick, Prince of Wittgenstein
Hart, Robert, KCMG, 1st Baronet
Jones, F, American second-in-command to H A Burgevine in `Ever-Victorious Army' in China
Li Hung Chang, Chinese statesman
Li Siu-cheng, known as `Chung Wang', commander of rebel forces during Taiping rebellion
Ludlam, W S, Captain ? under command of General W G Brown in China
Macartney, Samuel Halliday, KCMG, diplomatist in Chinese service
Markham, John, consul at Shanghai
Mayers, William Frederick, Chinese scholar
Moh Wang, commander of rebel forces during Taiping rebellion
Osborn, Sherard, Rear-Admiral CB, 1822-1875
Robinson, George Frederick Samuel, 1st Marquess of Ripon, politician, 1827-1909
Savory, H W, of the diplomatic service and the War Office
Seward, George F, American consul at Shanghai
St John, Frederick Robert, KCMG, diplomatist
Staveley, Charles William Dunbar, General GCB
Tapp, —, Major officer commanding artillery in the `Ever-Victorious Army' in China
Wade, Thomas Francis, KCB, diplomatist
Willis, Edward, at Shanghai - Places:
- Sungkiang, China
Taitsan, China